From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdo something on an empty stomachdo something on an empty stomachEATto do something without having eaten any food first I can’t work properly on an empty stomach. → empty
Examples from the Corpus
do something on an empty stomach• I overslept and had to go to class on an empty stomach.• They report to work at 8.30am on an empty stomach.• You shouldn't take the pills on an empty stomach.• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.• I mean, neither of us had eaten since the early hours, and drinking on an empty stomach is dodgy.• I tend to be very short-tempered on an empty stomach.• No use mourning on an empty stomach.• The next two got off more lightly: two spoonfuls of vinegar three times a day, also on an empty stomach.• The sensation of nausea on an empty stomach was peculiarly unpleasant.• There was little point, Manville decided, on a man eating on an empty stomach.do something on an empty stomachdo something on an empty stomachEATto do something when you have not eaten You shouldn’t take the pills on an empty stomach. → stomachExamples from the Corpus
do something on an empty stomach• Alendronate must be taken only with a full glass of plain water, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.• I mean, neither of us had eaten since the early hours, and drinking on an empty stomach is dodgy.• I tend to be very short-tempered on an empty stomach.• No use mourning on an empty stomach.• The next two got off more lightly: two spoonfuls of vinegar three times a day, also on an empty stomach.• The sensation of nausea on an empty stomach was peculiarly unpleasant.• There was little point, Manville decided, on a man eating on an empty stomach.• They report to work at 8.30am on an empty stomach. 